Banded feather-winged beetle vs Taiga tick

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Banded feather-winged beetle is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded feather-winged beetle	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Ptiliidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acrotrichis	Ixodes
Species	Acrotrichis fascicularis	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded feather-winged beetle	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Banded feather-winged beetle

The Banded feather-winged beetle (Acrotrichis fascicularis) is a species in the genus Acrotrichis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden